Multi-omic biomarker panel in pancreatic cyst fluid and serum predicts patients at a high risk of pancreatic cancer development by Laura E. Kane, Gregory S. Mellotte, Eimear Mylod, Paul Dowling, Simone Marcone, Caitriona Scaife, Elaine M. Kenny, Michael Henry, Paula Meleady, Paul F. Ridgway, Finbar MacCarthy, Kevin C. Conlon, Barbara M. Ryan, Stephen G. Maher

“…Abstract Integration of multi-omic data for the purposes of biomarker discovery can provide novel and robust panels across multiple biological compartments. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease: Guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, N. D. Yushchuk, I. V. Mayev, Tatyana L Lapina, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertychny, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Sheptulin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, K. V. Ivashkin

“…Current epidemiologic trends of C. difficile-associated disease are characterized by growth of both inpatient and community-acquired morbidity, expansion of risk groups, increase in number of more severe cases including those, caused by more virulent BI/NAP1/027strain, tendency to relapsing, increase in lethal outcomes. …”
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Effects of the MyBFF@school obesity intervention program with nutrition education intervention on nutrition knowledge and attitude of secondary schoolchildren: a cluster randomized... by Rusidah Selamat, Junidah Raib, Nur Azlina Abdul Aziz, Norlida Zulkafly, Ainan Nasrina Ismail, W Nurul Ashikin W Mohamad, Ainol Aizuddin Zulkiply, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Fuziah Md. Zain, Zahari Ishak, Abqariyah Yahya, Abdul Halim Mokhtar

“…Similarly, after controlling for the nutrition attitude score at baseline, ethnicity, location and gender as well as taking into account the cluster effects, there was no significant increase on the AMD of nutrition attitude score in the overall (AMD = 0.194, (95 CI): -1.17 to 1.56) and also among girls, location (urban vs rural) and Malays. …”
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Treatment patterns for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the tiered medical system by Xiaoli Wang, Xingru Zhao, Tianqi Cen, Yi Yu, Zhiwei Xu, Lijun Shen, Ziqi Wang, Paul Jones, Quncheng Zhang, Yunxia An, Xiaoju Zhang

“…At odds with the patients with more severer symptoms (as indicated by CAT ≥ 10 or mMRC ≥ 2), a higher proportion relied exclusively on single bronchodilators in Tier1 hospitals was observed compared to secondary (Tier2) and Tier3 hospitals (37.7% vs. 32.1% vs. 26.3%, 40.0% vs. 29.8% vs. 25.6%, P<0.001). …”
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Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth by Ghulam Murtaza, Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Muhammad Usman, Gang Deng, Zeeshan Ahmed, Javed Iqbal, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Humaira Rizwana, Basharat Ali, Rashid Iqbal, Maximilian Lackner

“…The resistance towards Pb2+ was enhanced by biochar, allantoin, and their combined application, with lower Pb2+ concentrations in shoots (59.9 %, 40.1 %, and 49.8 %), roots (48.2 %, 24.1 %, and 58.3 %), and grains (60.2 %, 29.7 %, and 40.1 %) compared to solely Pb-stress, respectively. …”
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Longitudinal Utilization of Invasive Pain Treatment Procedures Among Veterans with Chronic Pain Following Use of Whole Health Services and Complementary and Integrative Health Ther... by Zeliadt SB, DeFaccio R, Carey EP, Etingen B, Rosser EW, Suri P, Chen JA, Bokhour BG, Coggeshall S

“…Steven B Zeliadt,1,2 Rian DeFaccio,1 Evan P Carey,3 Bella Etingen,4,5 Ethan W Rosser,1 Pradeep Suri,6 Jessica A Chen,1 Barbara G Bokhour,7,8 Scott Coggeshall1 1VA Center of Innovation (COIN) for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, USA; 2Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 3VA Center of Innovation (COIN) for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Denver, CO, USA; 4Research and Development Service, Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; 5Department of Public Health, Peter O’Donnell Jr. …”
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Application of The Fackler and Full Preliminary Term Methods In Calculating n-Year Term Life Insurance Premium Reserves by Seftina Diyah Miasary, Jihan Ramadhani Ar-Raafi’ Ulna, Emy Siswanah

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Population Dynamics of the Crocodile Shark, <i>Pseudocarcharias kamoharai</i>, in the Tropical Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Ecuador by Marcos Douglas Calle-Morán, Eugenio Alberto Aragón-Noriega, Ana Rosa Hernández-Téllez, Emigdio Marín-Enríquez, Javier Tovar-Ávila, Juan Francisco Arzola-González, Jorge Payán-Alejo

“…Given that <i>Z</i> = 0.51 and <i>M</i> = 0.24, an <i>F</i> = 0.27 was obtained by subtraction, indicating a low mortality by fishing. …”
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Designing a Model for Demand Side Management in Electricity Sector Based on Collaborative Governance by Gholamreza kazemian, Mohammadreza Raecy, Reza Vaezi, Vajollah Ghorbanizadeh

“…Ultimately, the study strongly supports the argument that incorporating the social aspect into DSM can significantly bolster the effectiveness of its programs, offering a more holistic approach to managing energy demand.…”
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Concentrations and human health risks attributed to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in water resources in China: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaomei Hui, Anhui Li, Sheng Chang, Aihua Wang, Lu Wang, Chao Li

“…The rank order of PTEs based on percentage studies higher than standard limits was As (28.37 %) > Pb (16.67 %) > Hg (11.86 %) > Ni (9.91 %) > Cd (7.48 %) > Cu (2.38 %). …”
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The mC2HEST Score for Incident Atrial Fibrillation by Yanguang Li, MD, Qiaoyuan Li, MD, Lili Wang, MD, Tao Zhang, MD, Hai Gao, MD, Daniele Pastori, MD, PhD, Zhuo Liang, MD, Gregory Y.H. Lip, MD, Yunlong Wang, MD

Subjects: “…mC2HEST…”
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Presencia de enfermedades en la cría bovina del dpto. Guachipas, Salta by V.H SUÁREZ, E.A. BERTONI, A.M. DODERO, F.M. ALMUDEVAR, A.O. SALATIN, A.E. VIÑABAL, R. SALDAÑO, L.H. OLMOS, W.R. PEREYRA, B. BRIHUEGA, H.S. CORTÉZ, V. PARREÑO

“…Las seroprevalencias medias de los ECB positivos a brucelosis, leptospirosis, BHV-1, neosporosis, B. bovis, B. bigemina y anaplasmosis fueron respectivamente de 0%, 76,9%, 86,7%, 90,0%, 100%, 83,3% y 85,7%. En 100% de los ECB manifestaron tener infestaciones con Rhipicephalus microplus hacia el final de verano y otoño y el 55% muertes debido a tristeza bovina. …”
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Роль оцінювання провізорних органів у діагностуванні патології плода by G.O. Grebinichenko, O.M. Tarapurova, T.V. Nikitchina, G.F. Medvedenko, A.V. Velychko, K.V. Rachenko

“…ВШ тяжкої патології при ЗРП становило 27,8, при поєднанні ЗРП і багатоводдя - 172,1; при аплазії артерії пуповини - 15,7, її поєднанні з багатоводдям - 57,2, із ЗРП - 35,5. …”
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Hymecromone Administration in Real Clinical Practice: Results of the Prospective Multicentre Observational Study in the Republic of Kazakhstan by A. V. Nersesov, D. A. Kaybullaeva, V. S. Rakhmetova, I. A. Lozinskaya, A. K. Kurmangalieva, V. S. Ayupova, A. B. Orazbaeva, A. K. Kanabaeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…Treatment satisfaction was assessed using 5 grades.Results. 877 patients, 68.2 % of females and 31.8 % of males, were included in the study; the mean age was 46.0 ± 14.9 years. …”
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Fatores associados às mudanças percebidas na atividade física e comportamento sedentário na comunidade universitária brasileira durante a pandemia da covid-19 by Marcos Cezar Pitombo da Silva Junior, Enaiane Cristina Menezes, Sand Araújo Tenório, Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Thiago Ferreira de Sousa, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima

“…Apresentaram mais chances de maior CS as mulheres que estavam em distanciamento (OR = 1,71; IC 95%: 1,25 - 2,34), por dois meses ou mais (OR = 1,43; IC 95%: 1,10 - 1,85), ou cômodo per capita de 1,20 (OR = 1,51; IC 95%: 1,13 - 2,01), e homens em distanciamento (OR = 1,61; IC 95%: 1,10 - 2,34), por dois meses ou mais (OR = 1,42; IC 95%: 1,02 - 1,96) e que residiam na região Nordeste (OR = 2,34; IC 95%: 1,20 - 4,57) e Sudeste (OR = 2,96; IC 95%: 1,47 - 5,96). …”
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Association between Corneal Stiffness Parameter at the First Applanation and Keratoconus Severity by Kaili Yang, Liyan Xu, Qi Fan, Shengwei Ren

“…With the severity of keratoconus increasing, the SP-A1 decreased and the value of SP-A1 was 79.54 (70.30, 90.93) mmHg/mm, 65.11 (53.14, 77.46) mmHg/mm, and 47.59 (37.50, 62.14) mmHg/mm in mild, moderate, and severe keratoconus eyes, respectively (P<0.001). …”
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Successful Achievement of Demanding Outcomes in Upadacitinib-Treated Atopic Dermatitis Patients: A Real-World, 96-Week Single-Centre Study by Stamatios Gregoriou, Ioannis-Alexios Koumprentziotis, Ileana Afroditi Kleidona, Michail Bakakis, Eleni Hatzidimitriou, Theodora Douvali, Aikaterini Tsiogka, Styliani Mastraftsi, Aristeidis Vaiopoulos, Alexander Stratigos

“…All nine patients that reached the 72- and 96-week timepoints had clear skin with no pruritus. Six (16.7%) patients experienced AEs with four of them discontinuing medication; no patient discontinued because of upadacitinib inefficacy. …”
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Coinfection of avian hepatitis E virus and different serotypes of fowl adenovirus in chicken flocks in Shaanxi, China by Yuan Zhang, Huanyu Xu, Yinuo Tian, Jirong Tang, Huanqing Lin, Yani Sun, Qin Zhao, En-Min Zhou, Yiyang Chen, Baoyuan Liu

“…ABSTRACT In poultry, fowl adenovirus (FAdV) and co-infected viruses (such as avian hepatitis E virus, aHEV) are likely to cause decreased egg production, inclusion body hepatitis, and pericardial effusion syndrome. …”
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Experimental evidence-based construction of electroacupuncture for ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Yaoguang Guo, Sihan Hu, Sihan Hu, Shiman Luo, Lang Tu, Yao Tang, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng

“…Improvements were also noted in neurological deficit scores [MD = −0.59, 95%CI (−0.92, −0.27), p &lt; 0.05] and modified Neurological Severity Scores (mNSS) [MD = -5.68, 95%CI (−7.41, −3.95), p &lt; 0.05], highlighting functional recovery. …”
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The optimization of consensus decision-making for a multi-microwave source system based on composite leader-follower clustering for intelligent agent-based joint heating temperatur... by Biao Yang, Baowei Song, Cheng Cheng, Youpeng Zhao, Haiqin Yang, Yuchen Li, Zhongyi He

“…Compared with a single leader decision system, the composite leader decision system improved the uniformity in the horizontal and vertical sections by 1% to 37% and 3.5% to 26.5%, respectively. Compared with traditional microwave heating methods, the uniformity in the horizontal and vertical sections was improved by 25.3% to 61.2% and 24.2% to 66.6%, respectively. …”
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